Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 vs Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 is an action-adventure open-world game from Traveller's Tales (2010) while Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is an action-adventure open-world game (2004).
Quick answer: Prince of Persia: Warrior Within has the higher Metacritic, 83 to 79.
What each one is
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 is filed under Action-Adventure and Open-World. In contrast, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within under Action-Adventure and Open-World.
Build the adventure from Privet Drive to the Triwizard Tournament and experience the magic of the first four Harry Potter stories – LEGO style! Explore Hogwarts™ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learn spells, brew potions and relive the adventures like never before with tongue-in-cheek humor and creative customization that is unique to...
Enter the dark underworld of Prince of Persia Warrior Within, the sword-slashing sequel to the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time™. Hunted by Dahaka, an immortal incarnation of Fate seeking divine retribution, the Prince embarks upon a path of both carnage and mystery to defy his preordained death.
Story, characters and reception
Reception
Reception The game received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the soundtrack, the fidelity to the material, the graphics (especially for PS3 and Xbox 360 ), the story and the gameplay. Video Game review aggregator website GameRankings scored the game at 81%, with media review aggregator website Metacritic scoring slightly lower at 80%. The Official Nintendo Magazine gave the Wii and Nintendo DS version 80%, saying that it was "one of… (Wikipedia)
Plot
Seven years after the events of The Sands of Time , following the reversal of his devastating release of the Sands in the palace of Azad, the Prince is hunted by a being called the Dahaka as the Prince was destined to die after releasing the Sands. Seeking advice from a wise man, the Prince learns the Sands were created on a distant island by the Empress of Time. Despite the wise man's warnings about changing fate, the Prince resolves to travel to the… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception According to Ubisoft, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within sold 1. 9 million units worldwide in its debut month, 1. 8 Million in the first two weeks. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 | Prince of Persia: Warrior Within | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.3/10 | 7.3/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (87%, 9,512) | Very Positive (83%, 4,127) |
| Critic aggregate | 79/100 | 83/100 |
| Price | $3.99 | $9.99 |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | verified | playable |
| Released | 2010 | 2004 |
| Developer | Traveller's Tales | — |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 vs Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4Action-adventure open-world gamePrince of Persia: Warrior WithinAction-adventure open-world gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4LEGO, Adventure, Local Co-OpPrince of Persia: Warrior WithinAction, Adventure, ParkourThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4Score 7.3 · 87% on Steam · 79 criticPrince of Persia: Warrior WithinScore 7.3 · 83% on Steam · 83 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–49,512 reviewsPrince of Persia: Warrior Within4,127 reviewsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 ✓$3.99Prince of Persia: Warrior Within$9.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 ✓VerifiedPrince of Persia: Warrior WithinPlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueLego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 and Prince of Persia: Warrior Within on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The cheaper right now: Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 ($3.99)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 (verified)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 (9,512 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
AdventureActionFantasySingleplayerOpen WorldPuzzleControllerThird Person
Where they differ
LEGOLocal Co-OpMagicFamily FriendlyMultiplayerComedy
ParkourGreat SoundtrackPlatformerTime TravelClassicHack and Slash
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 is family-friendly and approachable. Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 | Prince of Persia: Warrior Within | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | — |
| Minimum CPU | Intel P4 1.8 GHz/AMD Athlon XP 2200+ | — |
| Minimum RAM | — | — |
| Install size | — | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 · Prince of Persia: Warrior Within.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 and 0 for Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 and Prince of Persia: Warrior Within in scope?
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 has drawn 9,512 Steam reviews. Prince of Persia: Warrior Within has drawn 4,127 Steam reviews.
Is Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 or Prince of Persia: Warrior Within better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 rates higher (7.3 to 7.3). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 or Prince of Persia: Warrior Within?
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 is cheaper right now at $3.99, against $9.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Should I get Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 or Prince of Persia: Warrior Within?
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within has the higher Metacritic, 83 to 79. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.